Introduction to Wittgenstein (His Later Philosophy)

Feel free to pause the video and think things out. You could also speed it up, I talk slow.
*Further Reading* Here's the links:

Socrates Vs Wittgenstein, lecture,

Wittgenstein - Sea of Faith, documentary,

Wittgenstein: A Wonderful Life, documentary,

[Endymion]

I'm absolutely gobsmacked that I understood this far better than I expected to.
How terrifying.

[kirbyurner]

Nicely done. I've been a Wittgenstein fan since going into philosophy at Princeton in the 1970s, did my undergrad thesis on the guy's later philosophy. Good use of actual quotes to connect the dots of your presentation. Thanks for sharing!

[KathySolita]

This video is so clear, yet so high in content. Best one I've seen on this topic without getting too complicated, but still explaining a lot

[AbCDef-zsuj]

Man, you did a great job making this video.

[weatheranddarkness]

He describes pretty well my issues with Socrates, but more so the Platonic dialogues.
Definitely appreciate the observational stance as opposed to the presumption that there's an essentialism to be found.

[phoenixknipplingsanchez]

Owen Wilson explains philosophy- I like it!

[audiovideo-wo]

Watching this video is the first thing I've done in 2019 and I couldn't think of a better start to this year for my interests. Excellent video.

[mellowbirds]

Fantastic clarity. Thank you so much for putting something across so clearly that my only response is a big thank you. What a lovely thing you have done here ❤️

[ArielPontes]

This really is the best introduction to Wittgenstein I could find on YouTube. (1) It's the perfect length for a quick introduction, like a TED talk: not too short and superficial, but not so long that you can't take a break from whatever you were doing and watch it. (2) It focuses only on the later Wittgenstein and doesn't waste time with the nonsense from Tractatus, details about his life (which may be interesting but are a separate subject), etc. Actually, maybe you should add this to the title, and also add more keywords to the description, because this was not so easy to find. I looked for "philosophical investigations", "later Wittgenstein", "family resemblance wittgenstein" and I still had to scroll down to find it. (3) The presentation (tone of the voice and illustrations) is no super-production but is just what you need for a short video about philosophy to be easy and engaging to watch. Thank you!

[banzar]

Please, don't stop make videos, your work is soo good, thank you for the information!

[Filip-cing]

Great content, will replay now :)
Joscha Bach led me to Wittgenstein when he mentioned that LW introduced the way of thinking that helped us eventually get to neural networks and machine learning...
Language is an approximation, as this world is ... a calculation as opposed to function with discrete output. Language describes families of actions and situations rather than exact definitions of objects... scientific and brilliant.
21st century advances in ML/AI prove that Wittgenstein discovered something very tangible.
I guess quantum mechanics, being based on probability function also points to a similar direction.

[Liisa]

As a hobby photographer I so much agree on LOOKING at things.

[zbnmth]

Cif changed their name to Jif, and since then I understood the arbitrary referential nature of language. Authorities like teachers and preachers confused and frustrated me. Wittgenstein has been such a relief to read and read about. Nice video.

[juliancasablancas]

BEST VIDEO ON LATE WITTGENSTEIN I HAVE SEEN ON HERE

[terrulian]

This is as excellent a job as can be done in the time given. I find that it is almost impossible to give a summary of his thought; what is needed is getting into the habit of his thought and this isn't quickly achieved. It took me a few years to absorb it; at first glance it seemed superficial. In any case, a major tip of the hat.

I also admire your observation of the parallels between Socrates and Wittgenstein, which are under-represented in the literature.

But in regard to his dismissal of the Platonic dialogues, it appears he has given them short shrift. In the Meno, which ostensibly falls under the same heading as the ones you correctly reference, we see that the dialogue all of a sudden turns to the doctrine of recollection, particularly as it pertains to math--even though we seem to have been talking about virtue. A saying reputedly above the entrance to the Academy read, "Let no one ignorant of geometry enter." The consideration of the extremely puzzling apprehension of math seemingly spontaneously in the human mind was central to his doctrines of recollection and The Forms. Wittenstein's Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics is perhaps the least persuasive of his books. The Wittgensteinian recommendation to "Don't think, but look" results in nothing but a cornucopia of mysteries when applied to math. Einstein himself found it bewildering and could only account for it by assuming that there is a "pre-established harmony" between the cosmos and human mind--as true a rendition of Platonism as you will find. And it is in at least this area where Plato remains undefeated by Wittgenstein.

Thanks very much for the thoughtful and concise presentation!

[fdsfsdsd]

Being stared by so many Witgensteins really makes you begin to think.

[blondeeagles]

Thank you so much for the great introduction. Loved the actual quotes with sources. Please keep making further videos, they are simply fantastic! Cheers

[apopheniac]

Very compelling and useful. Thank you!

[chloestam]

Thanks heaps - I've been trying ti understand Wittgenstein's philosophy for the last hour with videos and reading but couldn't grasp it. But with comparisons to Socretes things are coming more into view.

[alextupou]

I watched. Thoroughly enjoyed your concise presentation. Subbed!